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RCB Face KKR With Their Backs Against The Wall
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Time: 4 PM IST
The Eden Gardens has been the stronghold of the Kolkata Knight Riders for a long time. The pitch there is tailor made for the way they play the match. With no shortage of quality spinners in their lineup and a tinge of green, all the bowlers get an opportunity to have their say. Stroke making is good on the pitch once the batsmen get in with the grass holding a dry pitch together.
Head To Head:
KKR and RCB have played against each other 13 times and the win column just nudges to KKR with 7 wins. At Eden Gardens, the hosts have a better track record with 3 of the 4 matches going in their favour.
In their previous encounter this season, Chris Lynn's superb catch to send back AB de Villiers saw KKR steal a win to pull the rug from under RCB's feet in the UAE, putting RCB on a slide that saw them lose two more games on the trot. RCB would be hoping to get back at them and spoil their party, while also keeping their own playoff chances alive.
Previous Match:
KKR played their first match at home against CSK last time and showed just what home support can do. They demolished CSK with their brilliant team display. Robin Uthappa was brilliant yet again, scoring a half century at the top of the order to lay the platform for chasing 154. Shakib Al Hasan finished the game off with his skillful batting to give KKR the win with 2 overs to spare.
In a virtually must win match for both teams, RCB failed to deliver the goods when they faced SRH at Hyderabad. Chris Gayle who is in the side to provide early momentum, did quite the contrary by eating up dot balls and not really scoring much. Virat Kohli came good with his first half century of the season and his effort took RCB to a respectable score of 160. The match was truly lost when SRH did not lose a single wicket until the 13th over. Half their work was already done and the batsmen to follow finished the game off without much trouble.
Preview Of The Teams:
KKR have been in good form off late and seem to be on the track for a playoff spot. With only home games to play from here, the win is surely in their sails. The opening pair of Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa has been brilliant with Uthappa in prime form being the 2nd highest run-scorer in the tournament so far. In Shakib Al Hasan, KKR have the perfect all rounder to balance the squad with his left arm spin and adaptable batting. Sunil Narine has been the hub of their bowling attack with plenty of able support from others like Piyush Chawla and Umesh Yadav. KKR's bench strength is good as Pat Cummins showed on his IPL debut. With all the facets of the line up working well, KKR look a formidable side.
RCB desperately need to win this match. If they don't, then they are completely out of the running for the coveted playoff spot and this very fact may motivate them to push on. Chris Gayle has not been able to get RCB the blazing starts that we are so accustomed to. Virat Kohli finally came good in the previous match and AB de Villiers and Yuvraj Singh have mostly been good throughout. Yuzvendra Chahal and Mitchell Starc have been their most consistent performers with the ball by picking wickets and also not giving away too many runs. Varun Aaron has also picked up the most wickets for RCB this season, but he has also leaked runs at times when restricting the opponent is the need of the over.
Key Players:
Robin Uthappa was in top form in the domestic season, and he has carried on in the IPL for KKR. Scoring over 40 in almost all his innings, Uthappa is someone who KKR rely on to give them a good start with the bat. Shakib Al Hasan has also been a vital cog in the wheel by contributing heavily in all 3 departments. The fact that he is a brilliant team player gives him some more brownie points. Umesh Yadav after having an ordinary start to the competition has finally started delivering, and has been on the money with his pace and accuracy.
RCB heavily rely on Virat Kohli to steer and give direction to the innings from the top of the order. Yuvraj Singh and AB de Villiers have been the top run getters for RCB this season and the middle order and the flourish in the end depends on how these 2 go. As mentioned earlier, Mitchell Starc has been the spearhead of the bowling attack with his pace and swing. He does not leak too many runs and also picks up a few wickets in every match. With Yuzvendra Chahal providing some superb leg breaks and googlies, there is definitely some variety in the bowling attack.
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1 And it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the year -- at the time of the going out of the messengers -- that David sendeth Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel, and they destroy the Bene-Ammon, and lay siege against Rabbah. And David is dwelling in Jerusalem, | 1 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king's men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem. |
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How many ski holidays do you go on in a year? Probably one, right? If you're really lucky — more — but probably one. And yet, to make it to those snow-covered slopes, how many page results do you scroll down, how many chalets do you click through, how many endless dropdowns do you change?
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Disability Snowsports UK are holding their inaugural five-a-side football tournament next Wednesday. According to Igluski's team captain, AJ "The Butcher" Johnson, we are definitely among the favourites.
Igluski's Sales Director and team captain went on to say: "I'm not saying we're unbeatable but I'm not expecting any of other teams entered to trouble us. A couple of injuries to team regulars such as James "Emile" Box, our goal shy second striker, has had the double benefit of allowing us to trial young blood, undoubtedly strengthening the team."
Igluski will be competing as the Iglu Freeriders — sounds like an IPL team if you ask me — and will feature CEO Richard "Goal Hanger" Downs, Seanaldinho Harrison, Dickie "Man of Steel", Tommy "2 Guns", Matty D "Greaser" and Christian "Prettyboy" Boyd. The Iglu Freeriders are essentially the ski industry's very own Match of the Day characters, with no nonsense AJ taking on the Alan Hansen role.
Disability Snowsports UK are a great charity that Iglu have supported for many years — we participate in the DSUK Santa Run every December. DSUK work to help people with any disability get to the slopes, whatever their skiing level — from complete beginners to experienced skiers.
This year's Santa Run team consists of 25 people, including Santa Run veterans Thomas Moulton, Kirsteen Fox and Sarah Strang. The Santa run involves, you guessed it, running in a Santa outfit. The course is 6km round Battersea Park, and many UK snowsport's enthusiasts turn up to run, raise money or cheer on their team — even if they can't tell who's who among the sea of red.
If you would like to support us in supporting Disability Snowsports UK, please make a donation on our Igluski Just Giving page.
Female skiing sensation and model, Lindsey Vonn, has written to the FIS requesting permission to compete in the men's downhill in Lake Louise next month. Could this be another Red Bull first?
Lindsey Vonn has dominated Women's downhill skiing for years, both on the mountain and in the press. At 27 she already has 33 World Cup victories to her name, 26 of which are in downhill skiing. If being one of the greatest women skiers on the planet wasn't enough, Vonn's looks have also led her to being a poster girl for both the sports and the US Winter Olympic team.
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Vonn certainly has the skiing ability and public appeal to take on the boys at their own game, and as she already trains with them, you can bet she's pretty confident in beating them too. But is this all down to Vonn, or does having an ambitious sponsor like Red Bull help.
When it comes to action sports and high adrenaline, Red Bull are the masters of PR. This week the Red Bull Stratos took place — where Austrian sky diver jumped out of a balloon at 120,000ft breaking both the sound barrier and the record for the world's most ridiculous, sorry, highest sky dive. So, is it any surprise they are supporting another one of their prized assets taking on a world first?
The decision to take on the Men's Downhill apparently comes from Lindsey Vonn's team, as opposed to the US ski team, which this statement from the US team seems to back up: "We clearly have great respect for Lindsey, her accomplishments in the sport and her desire to seek this new challenge. But we have not had any formal discussion yet between Lindsey and FIS. As with any issue or opportunity, decisions we make are management decisions but include all appropriate parties."
So, could and should Vonn be allowed to take on the men? There is no reason why she shouldn't, unless the likes of Bode Miller are worried that she could pip them to the podium positions. British women's skier Chemmy Alcott seems to think not, according to a post on Facebook this week:
"Most people will expect me to be averse to Lindsey Vonn's request to ski against the boys. They will probably expect me to be jealous, as a peer who will never have the opportunity she is seeking.
Or they might think that I will deem it unfair that Lindsey will, if she continues to compete on the women's World Cup tour, "break" FIS rules by skiing on a piste the week before an event. This would give her a big advantage in the women's race because the gate setting in Lake Louise next month is the same.
However, this is far from true. I am sympathetic to Lindsey's plight. She is not just any female requesting the opportunity to compete against men in her sport - she is the best, and by far. Numerous times she has destroyed the competition in speed events by seconds (a lifetime in our sport)."
I say let her compete against the boys to see how they cope with her taking the limelight on and off the slopes...
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Move over hot dog carts and coffee stands-- food trucks are staking a claim in Anchorage.
Mobile food businesses, which have grown in popularity over the last decade in the Lower 48, can be seen on city streets hawking everything from skewered meats to cupcakes, with more trucks in the works. Even the Food Network's "The Great Food Truck Race," currently in its third season, features Momma's Grizzly Grub, a truck staffed by three Wasilla women.
According to the municipality, 177 of the approximately 1,700 food establishments in the city are permitted as mobile. Nearly half those are considered "fixed mobile," meaning that they are parked and do not move, like Oscar's Taco Grande and Kendo's. Of the businesses that are truly mobile, another 20 are permitted as push carts, like the hot dog stands downtown such as M.A.'s and Tia's. That leaves 37 food establishments that are considered motor vehicles and are able to roam the streets.
You probably won't be seeing many food trucks downtown: The municipality limits sidewalk sales in the area to eight spots along Fourth, Fifth and Seventh avenues, which are won via a bidding process. The trucks can park in private lots with the permission of the property owner.
Here's a look at three of the new kids on the block in Anchorage's mobile cuisine scene.
A movable feast
The kitchens of most fine restaurants are the polar opposite of their dining rooms: unwelcoming, hot, muggy and windowless. On busy nights, the staff moves at breakneck speeds to put out beautifully plated food but doesn't get to see the customers enjoy it.
Urban Bamboo was born in this environment.
In 2008, while helping establish Ginger as a downtown destination, Anchorage kitchen veterans John D'Elia and Jake Baniky began plotting their future. D'Elia, 31, was intrigued by the trend in bigger cities of bringing a higher level of cuisine to the streets and showed Baniky, also 31, a Time magazine article on the phenomenon.
The pair kept in touch after leaving Ginger, and D'Elia began pursuing his dream. He bought a truck in 2010 and Baniky was on board soon after. It took over a year to retrofit the 1969 Ford into a mobile food cart with parts from the Habitat for Humanity ReStore and hardware stores. The pair worked -- D'Elia at Marx Bros. and Baniky at Hott Stix -- while toiling on the truck for many 16-hour days.
"We could talk for hours about building the truck," said D'Elia, a former U.S. Marine jet engine mechanic. "That's what we've spent the majority of the time doing."
"I didn't even know what cooking was for a while," joked Baniky, himself an ex-Navy cook.
As far as the cooking, the duo focused on easy-to-eat food from a variety of cultures made with quality ingredients at a fair price.
"We want to be affordable for the everyman," D'Elia said
He said that, because almost every culture has food on a stick, they settled on skewered meat, seafood and vegetables cooked over a custom-made Japanese grill, with evolving themes according to ingredients and the seasons. They try to get as much of their seafood and vegetables from local producers as possible.
"We've got Chinese, Korean and Thai flavors, Alaskan ingredients and we cook off a Japanese grill out of a '69 American-built Ford," Baniky joked.
All the hard work paid off in June when the truck hit the road for its first night of business in a Fireweed Lane parking lot. Friends came to eat, and families from the nearby neighborhood trickled in. The duo then decided to stake a claim to Spenard.
They've served hungry lunch crowds in Midtown parking lots, been swarmed at the Spenard Farmer's Market each Saturday and have handled tipsy crowds outside The Buckaroo Club on Friday and Saturday nights. They fed a large crowd while catering a political fundraiser. And last weekend, they drove the truck to Palmer and won the annual Alaska Seafood Throwdown competition at the Alaska State Fair.
"We're no longer tied down to the dungeon," said D'Elia, referring to the window-less kitchens of their past. "There is no limitation. We can literally roll up and serve the freshest food."
On a recent Saturday at the Spenard Farmer's Market, Urban Bamboo sold out of everything in less than three hours, including a shrimp-and-grits breakfast special.
"It's only been six weeks but we're building a trust," Baniky said.
The duo said Facebook and Twitter have helped build their business but feel connecting directly with guests has been the bigger advantage. D'Elia said the chance to interact with customers directly is huge.
"It gives you the opportunity to express yourself," he said.
"We get out and talk to our guests," Baniky added. "After a few times coming, people are pledging their allegiance to follow us around town."
Pedal-powered popsicles
PopCycle owner Kait Kanaris, who grew up in Anchorage, takes a different approach to serving the masses on the move: Instead of a truck, she cruises around town on a vintage, bright green Schwinn bicycle with a custom cooler sidecar selling artisan popsicles.
The 28-year-old said the idea first came to her in a tent in the middle of a Botswana desert. She woke up from a sleep and made an odd proclamation to her husband.
"I told (him), 'When I get home, I'm going to make popsicles and ride around on a bike and sell them,' " Kanaris said. "He was like, 'OK, sweetie.' "
In March, she bought a set of 10 molds and started making popsicles for her husband and friends. A friend gave her a bag of rhubarb, and after some tinkering, she produced her first batch. Soon she was creating other interesting flavors via trial-and-error recipes.
Other Kanaris creations include coconut, raspberry, latte, chai tea, key lime pie, root beer, watermelon, blueberry, spiced chocolate, hibiscus, peach, mixed berry, strawberry, carrot cake and Nutella. She usually has three to four flavors at a time during her trips around town.
Kanaris, who along with her husband traveled around the world for two years, wanted to use some of the exotic ingredients she brought back including masala tea, cardamom and hibiscus. Her other inspiration is local ingredients, including the rhubarb, wild Alaska berries and garden-grown carrots. She plans to grow more next year in preparation for a busy summer.
"If you can get it in Alaska, I've grown or picked it," said Kanaris, who even trekked to Kaladi Brothers to get 16 ounces of espresso shots for her latte pops. "The baristas said, 'You can get a French press to do this,' but I kind of like just going there and getting a cup of espresso."
In mid-June, she took a batch of 10 popsicles for her first ride. Her first sale was in Westchester Lagoon. Not long after arriving at Elderberry Park, she sold out.
Her first day at the Spenard Farmer's Market saw 55 popsicles gone in two hours. Fans began following her on Facebook to find out if she'll be out pedaling, where she'll be and what flavors she'll have with her.
Now she usually takes 80-100 popsicles, the max her coolers can hold, and still sells out.
Due to fall weather, Kanaris is planning her last day of the season for sometime in mid-September.
Until then, you might see her on sunny days cruising on Millie, her single-speed bike. But sometimes to get up a steep hill, she has to jump off to get a running start.
"I'm sure it looks great," she said with a laugh. "I guess I'm getting stronger."
At the top she can always cool down with a frozen treat.
Cruising with cupcakes
Kastle Sorensen wasn't looking to get into the food truck business. She just wanted to get her mother-in-law's chili a few more votes.
At a church chili cook-off fundraiser in February 2011, Sorensen, an avid watcher of Food Network's "Cupcake Wars," decided to entice voters with mini-cupcakes to help her mother-in-law's cause.
Soon after, a new fan inquired if they could place an order for a batch. From there, word of Sorensen's delicious cupcake creativity spread like wildfire.
"People were like, 'You need to start doing this as a business,' so I just ran with the idea," said Sorensen, who previously worked as a high school Spanish teacher and at a bank.
"I'm a creative person, and I didn't feel like I was getting to use that," she said.
In the summer of 2011, Sorensen, 26, started Kastle's Kreations and sold her cupcakes at outdoor markets, among other places, with great success.
Looking to take the next step, she started turning the wheels to take her cupcake business mobile and avoid some of the overhead of a brick-and-mortar store front.
"Food trucks were getting more popular in the Lower 48, so I thought it would be a bit more unique," said Sorensen, who grew up in Anchorage and Eagle River.
In September 2011, she bought a truck on Craigslist in Washington and had it customized in Portland, Ore. By March, she had made the move to mobile in her bright pink-and-white truck, which she debuted at the Dena'ina Center on St. Patrick's Day with Irish cream cupcakes. She quickly sold out her stock of 300.
Sorensen focused on Eagle River first before branching out to Anchorage this summer, including every Friday at the Northern Lights Boulevard Blockbuster parking lot. Thanks to rabid fans and a strong Facebook presence, her success in Anchorage has been rapid and dramatic. Sorenson uses Facebook to tell customers where she'll be and what cupcakes she'll have, including pictures. She said it's been a big part of her success.
"I can't believe Facebook is free," she said.
On her first trips, she would bring 400 freshly made cupcakes and not sell out. But after a couple weeks, business picked up big time. Her 400 cupcake batch sold out in two hours. She upped it to 600. Same result. Up to 800. Sold out. Last week she brought 1,000, the max her truck can hold. Two hours later, the shelves were bare.
"It's kind of gotten a little crazy, and I feel like I can't make enough to last me," she said, adding that it takes about 10 hours to bake 1,000 cupcakes. "They sell faster than I can bake them, so it's kind of hard to keep up."
Sorenson takes pre-orders via Facebook, so customers can reserve flavors. But if they don't show up by 2 p.m., she will sell them to vulture-like fans who didn't have the foresight to arrive early or order ahead.
"These people are serious about their cupcakes," laughed Sorensen, who said she doesn't have a sweet tooth and doesn't eat her own creations besides some early sampling.
Sorensen is hoping to double her Anchorage trips per week, but Friday is her last day in town until Sept. 28. She'll be out of state on vacation for a couple weeks.
Urban Bamboo
What: Grilled meat, seafood and vegetable skewers
On the web: urbanbamboo.mobi, Facebook, Twitter
Menu highlights: Char sui pork skewers, pho, po' boys, local vegetables
Price point: $1-$12
Spotted: Spenard
What: Artisan popsicles
Online: Facebook
Menu highlights: Around 16 flavors so far, from blueberry to rhubarb to Nutella
Price point: $3 Spotted: Downtown, Westchester Lagoon, Spenard
Kastle's Kreations
What: Specialty cupcakes
On the web: kastleskreations.net, Facebook
Menu highlights: More than 30 flavors, from red velvet to root beer float
Price point: $3
Spotted: Midtown, Eagle River, Wasilla
By Barry Piser
Anchorage Daily News


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Family Care Plans and Custody Orders in Virginia
A Family Care Plan (FCP) is a document that certain active duty or reserve servicemembers, and some DOD civilians, are required by the Department of Defense to maintain in order to ensure that their children (and incapacitated parents) are taken care of if they are called away to service.
Any person required by DOD Instruction 1342.19 to maintain a Family Care Plan must do so in a certain amount of time. Other than the requirements with respect to timely filing, the instructions are fairly broad as to what can and should be included in the FCP.
At a minimum, a Family Care Plan allows the military member to designate another party to care for his or her child during any period where the member is unavailable due to military service obligations.
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Military Deployment and Child Custody in Virginia
"Im Deploying! How does that affect my custodial or visitation rights to my child?"
Deploying is a unique and difficult fact of life for most every military family. For those parents involved in a custody or visitation dispute, deployment can be an even more stressful event, as the deploying parent must also be concerned with arrangements for his or her child during the required absence.
Given that Virginia has the second largest military population in the United States, it is not surprising that in 2008 the Virginia legislature addressed the concerns of deploying parents with a statutory scheme designed to protect the custodial or visitation rights of our men and women in uniform.
The Virginia Military Parents Equal Protection Act, incorporated into Virginia Code Sections 20-124.7 through 20-124.10, defines who is considered to be a deploying parent, including not only active duty but … Read More »
Transfer of Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits in Divorce
Military divorce cases often involve discussion of military retired pay, the Survivor Benefit Plan, and continuation of the spouse's medical benefits after divorce. A growing topic of discussion in these cases is the servicemember's education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Increasingly, these benefits are becoming a topic of negotiation in separation agreements between divorcing couples.
The GI Bill can cover all in-state tuition and fees at public degree-granting schools. It also provides for a housing stipend and book allowance while in school. The benefits may be used up to 15 years after the servicemember's discharge from active duty. Eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits requires a minimum of six years of service. Separate requirements apply for reservists. Servicemembers may transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to a spouse or child, but only after meeting an additional service obligation of four years.
Under 38 U.S.C. § 3020(f)(3), Post-9/11 … Read More »
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Does Not Preclude All Civil Actions
As we have previously discussed here at the Livesay Myers Blog, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) can have a significant impact in a family law case where one party is a member of the Armed Forces. The SCRA provides paths for servicemembers on active duty to delay litigation in which they are involved. Key points that servicemembers often ignore with respect to the SCRA are (a) that it only provides a temporary delay to their litigation and (b) that the servicemember is required to actively seek relief under the SCRA.
These points were discussed in a recent Marine Corps Times article regarding a soldier who appealed a child support court order to the Alaska Supreme Court. The soldier argued in his appeal that the SCRA protected him from any negative consequences of civil litigation as long as he is on active … Read More »
How The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Can Help Or Hurt You
Signed into law by President Bush in 2003, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) both replaced and expanded the similarly-focused Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act (SSCRA), which was originally passed in 1918. The purpose of the SCRA is to allow servicemembers to "devote their entire energy to the defense needs of the Nation." As such, the SCRA provides legal protections to active duty members of the United States military when they are involved in lawsuits that affect their rights. This applies to all types of litigation, including divorce and child custody lawsuits. If you are a member of the military on active duty, the SCRA can assist you greatly. However, if you are involved in litigation against an active duty member of the military, the SCRA can place many additional hurdles in your path. Here's how:
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Military Retirement And Disability Ratings Under Fifty Percent
The Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (USFSPA) recognizes the ability of state courts to distribute a portion of a servicemember's military retirement to a former spouse. Notably, USFSPA specifies that the maximum amount that can be paid to a former spouse is fifty percent of a servicemember's "disposable retired pay," which does not include retired pay that he or she waives in order to receive VA disability pay. In Mansell v. Mansell, 490 U.S. 581 (1989), the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed this rule and held that state courts may not divide upon divorce the military retired pay that a servicemember waives in order to receive disability pay.
The exclusion of retired pay waived for disability pay from division by state courts created perceptions of inequity in divorce cases, particularly where a servicemember had a high VA disability rating and could waive … Read More »
Phase-In Of Concurrent Receipt Nears Completion
Beginning in 2014, retired servicemembers eligible for Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) will no longer have to waive any portion of their military retirement in order to receive VA disability compensation. The CRDP program, enacted in 2004, allowed military retirees with a VA disability rating of 50% of higher, and 20 or more years of military service, to receive both military retired pay and VA disability compensation at the same time. This has been commonly referred to as the "concurrent receipt" of disability pay and retired pay.
Before creation of the CRDP, military retirees were forbidden by law to receive both military retirement benefits and VA disability compensation. Parties seeking disability benefits were required to waive an equivalent portion of their military retired pay.
The CRDP program was structured to phase in the disability payments over a ten-year period. In 2013, eligible retirees will … Read More »
Military Regulations and Family Support
In any separation, divorce or custody dispute, a party might seek financial support. It may be a request for spousal support to get back on their feet. It may be a request for child support. Whatever the type of family support sought, there are two basic strategies for resolving the dispute: negotiating an agreement or litigating a case through the courts. If one party is a military servicemember, however, there may be alternate methods available to settle these issues.
Each service branch has regulations requiring servicemembers to support their families in the event of a separation. The service branch involved can have a great deal of impact when deciding to pursue support through the servicemember's command. Some branches, like the Army, issue very specific regulations, spelling out the exact dollar amount they will provide, the length of time it will be … Read More »
Survivor Benefit Plan Coverage In Virginia Divorce
Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) coverage is a benefit commonly awarded to former spouses in military divorce cases in Virginia, particularly where the spouse will be receiving a significant share of the servicemember's military retired pay.
Survivor Benefit Plan – The Basics
What is SBP? SBP is an annuity plan that, after the death of a retired servicemember, pays a monthly sum to a beneficiary designated by the servicemember. SBP payments begin at the death of the retired servicemember, when the servicemember's retired pay would normally cease. SBP coverage therefore permits a servicemember to continue to provide income to a named beneficiary upon the servicemember's death. SBP coverage is analogous to life insurance in that it provides servicemembers security that their dependents will be cared for when they are gone.
The Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) automatically deducts the monthly premiums for SBP coverage … Read More »
Benefits Of Former Military Spouses Part Three: Continued Health Care Benefit Program
In Parts One and Two of this series, we looked at the requirements a former spouse must meet to retain medical coverage through the Tricare program. A 20/20/20 spouse would be eligible for lifetime coverage under Tricare (in addition to other benefits), while a 20/20/15 spouse would be eligible for transitional Tricare coverage for one year. Former spouses who do not qualify as at least 20/20/15 spouses are not eligible for Tricare coverage at all, but they are not left without options.
The Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP), enacted in 10 U.S.C. 1078a, is available for former spouses who cannot qualify for Tricare coverage under the 20/20/20 or 20/20/15 Rules. The CHCBP offers a COBRA-style program that allows any former spouses who were covered under Tricare on the day before entry of a final divorce decree to pay for continued medical … Read More »


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Sacramento officials unveil new details on proposed arena deal
Sacramento officials released a raft of new details on the proposed $391 million downtown arena Thursday, including a VIP parking garage and special $1 ticket surcharge.
After hours of delay, the city produced the all-important "term sheet" spelling out the financing structure agreed to by city officials, the Sacramento Kings, arena operator Anschutz Entertainment Group and the ICON/Taylor development team. The document was released three days after the parties announced a historic handshake deal to keep the Kings in town.
With the release of the document, Mayor Kevin Johnson said the city met the NBA's March 1 deadline for crafting a deal.
"This is a huge milestone along the way," said City Manager John Shirey. "It was important to have all the parties agreeing to this."
While nonbinding, the term sheet must be approved by the City Council on Tuesday for the project to go forward. Among other things, city staffers are asking the council to spend $850,000 from the city's parking fund to move ahead on preliminary steps in the process.
Additional dollars would start flowing soon: City officials say the parties would need to commit by April 3 to spending a combined $13 million on engineering, environmental and other costs.
Of the $13 million, the city would put in half, taking dollars from its parking fund and money earmarked for redevelopment, while AEG and the Kings would put in the rest. These dollars are included in the total $391 million budget.
Much of what's in the term sheet was already known, including the city's $255.53 million contribution and the Kings' $73.25 million upfront share.
The documents show for the first time how the city would backfill the $9 million a year the general fund would lose once the city completes its plan to extract upfront cash from its parking operations.
The plan is to make up the difference through ticket surcharges, taxes generated by the arena, the city's anticipated share of arena profits and other sources. In the years before the arena opens, cash would be carved out of the so-called "parking monetization" – the linchpin of the city's share of the project.
The city said the parking program could generate $230 million in upfront cash toward the arena. But the documents also reveal that city staffers are still wrestling with exactly how to make the parking plan pencil out.
One approach could give the city more control over its parking garages and rates, but could expose its general fund to some financial risk.
Separately, the documents show that Sacramento developer David Taylor would team with Los Angeles real estate firm CIM Group to build a privately financed $25 million parking garage near the railyard arena. This garage wouldn't be part of the city's "monetization" plan.
Taylor said the lack of a VIP parking garage became a "sticking point" in talks last week among the city, the Kings and AEG, which would operate the arena and is contributing $58.75 million to the project. The 1,000-slot garage would be reserved for patrons sitting in luxury suites and high-priced "club" seats.
"We felt like it was critical in putting together the last pieces of the arena financing puzzle," Taylor said. He said LAZ Parking of Hartford, Conn., is expected to participate in the project.
Taylor said the city would get a share of profits from the garage, but that still has to be negotiated. Taylor, with ICON Venue Group of Denver, has already been tapped by the city to develop the arena itself.
In another key detail, the city and AEG agreed to tack a $1 service fee onto all arena tickets to create a building maintenance fund. It's supposed to raise about $1.2 million a year. The city said the fund is essential to prevent the city from being liable for runaway upkeep expenses as the arena ages.
The $1 service fee would be in addition to the 5 percent ticket surcharge, already announced, that would be imposed to help pay for construction.
Sports teams are leery of ticket surcharges – arguing that they raise prices to fans without putting any more money in teams' pockets. But Kings co-owner George Maloof said the Kings are "pretty comfortable" with the arrangement.
The document underscores the complicated trade-offs agreed to by the city, the team owners and AEG in Orlando, Fla., on Monday.
While the Kings would be tenants in the building, they would keep all game-night revenues from tickets, concessions, premium "club" seats and luxury suites. But the Kings would split 50-50 with AEG the revenue from arena advertising, including the naming rights.
AEG would control the lion's share of revenue from non-Kings events at the arena.
Maloof said details of the Kings' lease with AEG are still being worked on. "We're going to sit with AEG and go through some things with them," he said.
Under the plan, the Kings are supposed to earn at least $2.6 million in annual parking revenue during their games from city-controlled lots. If the revenue falls short, the city under certain circumstances would have to share some of its ticket surcharge revenue from non-Kings events. At the same time, the city would get at least 15 percent of AEG's profits from the building. And the city could host a dozen "civic-oriented events" each year at the arena, rent free.
The city said it would have to raise about $19 million from land sales, including 100 acres near Power Balance Pavilion, to make the whole project work. It identified four parcels whose worth it pegged at a combined $31 million for possible sale.
But the biggest chunk of city cash – $230 million – is supposed to come from the parking proposal. And the staff report makes it clear the city is still undecided on two possible models to make that happen.
A "concession agreement," in which the operation is leased to a private company, puts the financial risk on the company. If parking revenues plummet, it's the company's problem.
But the City Council might impose so many restraints on the company – including controls on parking rates – that the price could fall to $185 million or less, far below the amount needed.
An alternative model would set up a nonprofit corporation to issue bonds, essentially borrowing against future revenue. The corporation also might borrow against the city's hotel tax receipts, earmarking the proceeds for upgrades to the Community Center Theater.
This model could give the city more control over things like parking rates – but also bring more risk.
If revenues drop below what's needed to repay the bonds, the city's "general fund might have to be used to make those payments," according to a staff report. "That risk can be mitigated by using conservative assumptions."
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John (Jack) is a member of the Casualty Department and focuses his practice on the defense of auto liability, representing over a thousand automobile cases to conclusion. The majority of cases ended in defense verdicts or verdicts lower than the settlement offers.Jack is a graduate of Penn State University and a former member of law enforcement, having worked for the Lackawanna Sheriff's Department. While attending the Widener University School of Law, Jack worked as the commercial sales manager for ADT Security Systems in Philadelphia and southern New Jersey from 1988 through 1996.Jack joined Marshall Dennehey in January of 1997 and became a shareholder in 2004. He is currently the lead attorney for the Dunmore High School Mock Trial Team and a basketball coach in his community.Significant Representative Matters•Defense of several auto cases in which the plaintiffs were killed. In each of these cases the demand was far in excess of the policy limits.•Defense of numerous auto cases involving pedestrians. Many of these cases have been tried to defense verdicts where the plaintiffs' injuries far exceeded the available coverage.•Defense of a hospital where the plaintiff was one of their own staff physicians who had a seizure while at work and was unable to return to his position as a physician. The allegations were that more should have been done initially when he had the seizure and the hospital should have been better equipped to deal with such situations. The lost wages alleged in this matter were over $7 million.•Defended an auto case in which the plaintiff was killed and plaintiff's counsel evoked the Dead Man's Rule. We were able to show that his expert, a state police officer, had interviewed our insured, thereby negating the Dead Man's Rule. The Superior Court agreed with our argument, and the defense verdict that we obtained in this litigation was upheld.•Defended an oncologist in a case where the plaintiff, an ophthalmologist who claimed he could no longer work, had multiple experts, including vocational, economic, psychiatric, orthopedic, and neurological practitioners. The initial demand was for our policy limits of $500,000. Through the use of our experts in a non-binding mediation, we were able to show the plaintiffs' experts would not hold up in front of a jury, and the case resolved for an amount far below the policy limits.•Obtained defense verdicts in several auto cases in northeast Pennsylvania where the underinsured motorist claims had gone to arbitration and six-figure awards have been granted. Most involved a minor impact with just soft tissue injuries.Honors & Awards•Claims & Litigation Management AllianceYear Joined Organization: 1997


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The St. Tammany Fire District No. 4 says a one-alarm fire damaged a home in unincorporated Mandeville.
The fire occurred at about 4 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Orleans and Adair streets, and it was contained to the rear of the home.
Firefighters say eight people were inside, but no injuries were reported.
The closest fire hydrant was three blocks away, according to firefighters.
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The Morningstar earrings need to be fixed. What is up with this? It seems the position of them change based on the customization of the chin/jaw. Look..
This is on the Xbox360.
will there ever be a patch to fix the earings and decker specialist, when i bought the pack i was expecting to look like it the one on playstation home and never saw the trailer till now?
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I have stinkbugs, and eastern leaf-footed bugs that have invaded my tomato plants. There is also one other I cannot identify. This bug is solid light brown. Seems to be some type of beetle. It is devouring the leaves on my tomatoes. They are about as bad as tomato hornworm! They are about 1/2 to 3/4 in long. The head is very small in comparison to the rest of body. Their wings are within large shell-like casings (don't know what anatomical name is for these structures). But its funny, as you can easily catch these bugs. They don't ever attempt to fly away, If you miss trying to grab one, or you shake them off of a leaf, they just drop to the ground. I have spent a lot of time looking at the garden pest websites, but still have not found a match to this bug! I even took some of these bugs to a nursery expert, and they didn't know what they were! Neem oil at 2 oz. per gallon is discouraging them temporarily, but not killing them. I don't want to spray anything other than organic on them. have to keep re-applying the neem oil. Thanks! |
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Sorry, the MP4s I took of these bugs came out sharp, but the JPEG is blurry, but probably not too blurry to prevent ID. |
Blister Beetle...be careful, the blister moniker is because it expels a caustic substance that causes blisters on the skin. I would knock it into a bucket of soapy water...it can be a garden pest. |
Here is a link that might be useful: blister beetles
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Pat YasinskasTAMPA, Fla. -- Leslie Frazier came to speak with the media about the Buccaneers' defense. He wound up fielding questions about the Minnesota Vikings' offense. It's understandable. Frazier, Tampa Bay's new defensive coordinator, was Minnesota's hea...
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Pat YasinskasThoughts on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 36-17 victory against the Minnesota Vikings at Mall of America Field on Thursday night: What it means: This was a big step for the Bucs as they continue to build around a lot of young players with a first-year...
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Pat YasinskasI saw the Tampa Bay Buccaneers jump out to a 14-0 lead against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. I remember thinking, "This one's far from over." Well, the Bucs now have a 20-10 halftime lead on the Minnesota Vikings. I think there's a decen...
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Journalists tour Dubrovnik for Game of Thrones
Dubrovnik, Croatia has become an tourist destination in the wake of Game of Thrones filming there these past few years. Now The Dubrovnik Times is reporting that the Tourist Board has arranged for a bevy of international journalists to take a gander at the city that this year split it's time between standing in for Braavos and King's Landing.
A press group of journalists visited Dubrovnik this weekend in cooperation with the Dubrovnik Tourist Board, Embassy Films and HBO. "Dubrovnik was born to be King's Landing," commented Tom Butler a journalist for Yahoo Movies. The group of journalists, from MTV, The Sun, The Daily Star, Yahoo Movies, Metro News, The Radio Times, IGN and E Talk, amongst others, visited all the locations in Dubrovnik used by the Game of Thrones serial.
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For at least the third time in two months, Pakistani authorities closed the main supply route for deliveries of food, fuel, and other supplies to coalition forces in neighboring Afghanistan. One administrator said the move was necessary because Pakistan's Army had begun a new offensive against militants along the border. US commanders in Afghanistan say they have adequate stocks to continue their mission but are exploring new supply routes.
Making his required first policy address, new Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva pledged to heal the nation's deep political divisions and "help the country weather economic hardship." But critics noted that opposition pressure – thousands of demonstrators have been blocking Parliament – caused him to give the speech at the Foreign Ministry. A spokesman for the protesters said they wouldn't have harmed Abhisit; they only wanted him to have to walk through their midst.
Voters in Bangladesh gave former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's alliance a landslide victory in the first election there in seven years. But she asked supporters not to celebrate publicly out of worry that doing so could cause violent confrontations with backers of the rival Nationalist Party. The Election Commission said her Awami League and its partners were headed for a two-thirds majority in Parliament. Analysts cautioned that the size of the victory may raise expectations that she'll be able to deliver on all her campaign promises.


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January 4, 2006By: Mary Winston Nicklin
Take that, Amanresorts. Fairmont Hotels and Resorts announced yesterday a new luxury hotel opening in 2009. The Fairmont Turks and Caicos will include 150 condos, along with 150 luxurious guestrooms. Also planned: a championship golf course, tennis courts, marina, and the signature Willow Stream Spa. Looks like the Turks and Caicos is fast becoming where it's at in the Caribbean.
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First of all i have beat all other REs....and wtf is this action packed arcade shooter?? i beat leons campaign a few mins ago and i must say it was the worst resident evil ever. it sucked ass and was not scary in the least. cool story bro
THIS GAME WAS GARBAGE! I AM SO MAD I GOT SUCKERED INTO THIS **** AND I ONLY GET $30! Ahhh bull, BULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COL STORY FOR SURE BRO!
Why couldn't Capcom just stick to a damn Zombie shooter? The action theme of the new RE's isn't bad, if only you were killing hordes and hordes of Zombies.
I really don't get some of the hate that RE6 gets. RE5 was also an action shooter, but it's not getting any flak for it. RE5 tossed atmosphere out the window, bathing us in sunlight for much of the game. It only had one very poor excuse for a puzzle. It introduced enemies with guns. Some people complain, but you don't see any real hate. Nobody's rating it 4/10. RE6 continued the action trend, yes, but the atmosphere is much closer to that of the older games than RE5. The enemy design is also much improved, and yes, I'm including the J'avo (their mutations are similar back to spiders, lickers, bandersnatchers, and G-creatures). The action element carried over, but I feel the context of the game is much more "classic RE" than what we had in RE5. I feel like there's a huge hate bandwagon around RE6 that people just love to hop on. RE6 has its flaws, but they're way overstated.
What made the classic RE legendary was the open world you could explore. 4.5 and 6 are level games were you could just run towards a door a practically skip all the enemies.
Run to a door and skip enemies? Is that not what the whole point of Res Evil 1-3 was, not getting attacked by the enemies?
Well.. If you paid even some indirect attention to the reviews and quite possibly this board. You would know to keep your money in you're pocket.
While I need to play RE6, I already agree with this. It's funny. You'd think they went straight from CVX to RE6. Has everyone forgotten the awful awful cover based sections of RE5?
Perfectly said. Sure the action is STILL in the spotlight, just like in RE4 and RE5, but this game has a mood and a story that feels far more RE like than either of those.
No, that would still suck. Action RE games are really boring cause you do one thing for 15 hours; shoot things in the head. This is why the classic games are superior; they balance out the action with exploration and puzzle solving. RE4 onwards are all action-centric and it wears incredibly thin and becomes gratingly repetitive.
Ah.... key hunting. Ammo hoarding. Enemies making noises before you see them. Creepy music. Static camera angles. Thoooooose were the daaaaays.
I don't know, I count JJ from RE4 as the first Zombie with a Gun. But I agree with the over the top hate for RE6. - Its not 1997. if RE6 was a 3 hour long game with no cutscenes, documents to read, ink ribbons to save your progress, Black hole Weapon boxes, the tank controls, and Slow pace, people would still complain.
The only people who'd be complaining about that are the people who weren't interested in RE to begin with. So no great loss.
I rented RE6 Sunday night and I started playing Monday morning after work. I started with Leon's campaign since it was the only one that I was remotely interested in from the demo, and probably the only scenario that I will have time to finish during the rental. I don't think it sucks - so far. I'm not happy with it as a Resident Evil game at all, but I can't help but enjoy it for what it is. I don't have any problems with the controls. Sure the inventory system takes some getting used to, but for the most part I found it to be fluid. Enemy designs are pretty cool. I do not like how the zombies melt. The way that their heads fall off before their corpse even hits the ground is pretty annoying. Their groans are a bit annoying as well. Story so far is meh. The Ada thing was a bit shocking, but I have yet to truly unveil WTF is going on with her. Helena started off as kind of a bitch, but she's growing on me. Her story with her sister is somewhat touching. I got to add this: Helena: Come on! Let's get to the Cathedral! Come on! Cathedral this, Cathedral that! Come on! Are we going to the Cathedral? Are we there yet?! Me: BITCH, STFU! So far, Leon is not nearly the douche that he was in RE4. He can be a bit monotone at times, but I'll take that over cocky Leon any day. Speaking of RE4, the graveyard is RE4 all the way. Only with zombies. Kinda confirmed my own opinion that RE4 would have been a little better with zombies. Just a little. A lot of Leon's campaign reminds me of RE4's locales so far. Especially the mine train ride, as well as the Cathedral itself. (Helena: Are we there yet?) All in all I'm enjoying it as a rental, but I think that I am more satisfied that Capcom is garnering so many wake up calls from fans and media reviews. LOL at paying for this game. Time for Capcom to get back to the drawing board and learn from their mistakes, since it only took them three games already.
I think it's more the fact that people are more sick of it at this point. RE5 got a lot more hate than RE4 for being action oriented even though RE4 started it. RE6 is now getting even more hate than RE5 for the amount of action.
That, and I think Kobayashi's recent comments toward the fanbase was the straw that finally broke the camel's back for a lot of the Capcom faithful who've been holding on hope that RE will "get better".
I guess the fact that a lot of sites gave it low scores also helped a large portion of people to automatically hate it and bash it, Resident Evil 5 received decent ratings overall but Resident Evil 6 had scores of 3 and 4 on multiple popular gaming sites and for good or bad a lot of people are influenced by the opinion of gaming sites and as such they already began playing with the intent of criticizing it. I was a bit worried when I began playing and there's no denying that a lot of the critics that were made are true, but I still find the game entertaining and I find it a lot better than 5. Yes the entire game is full of QTE which sometimes break the gameplay and in the effort of making the game more exciting they included a lot of action sequences which were completely pointless but the environment is better than 5, Chris the protagonist of 5 grows as a character, the character interactions are better in my opinion and each campaign plays differently than the other which makes it feel like you are almost playing a different game. For me it's almost criminal how some sites gave it a lower or equal score to Operation Raccoon City...but that's just my opinion.
Well they've gotten progressively worse with each iteration. So its only natural for the hate to grow 4 did things right as a standalone game. 5 & 6 simply failed in ever increasing numbers at Sh and action.Doesn't help when they take a game widely well liked and done as 4 and promise to add the SH element to it, only to fail and make the same promise and keep adding onto that fail.
I really like RE6. I don't get the argument that you don't like the game just because it isn't scary. I don't think the RE franchise was ever intended to be JUST scary. It's always been creepy, and still is, but it's a lot of other things too. It's about the story, the characters and the gameplay more than anything. And I think RE6 is a great RE game. The franchise has evolved, but the things that made the old game great - the story, characters and fun gameplay - are still inherent in RE6. All these so-called fans that hate on the new installments reminds me of Mass Effect 3, and how the third one could never match up to their fan-boy expectations. They stopped enjoying the games because they forgot how to just have fun with them.
RE5 was also an action shooter, but it's not getting any flak for it. It got flak....and deserved it. It introduced enemies with guns. Actually, that would be RE:Survivor. Or if you want to get really technical....Nemesis with the RL in 3. Some people complain, but you don't see any real hate. Nobody's rating it 4/10. Maybe not. 5 or 6/10. Sure. Why couldn't Capcom just stick to a damn Zombie shooter? The action theme of the new RE's isn't bad, if only you were killing hordes and hordes of Zombies. Because that's common sense,man. Capcom doesn't use that. I don't know, I count JJ from RE4 as the first Zombie with a Gun. Not a zombie tho....
Worst game in the series. Out of the main titles. By far. I believe the reason why RE5 didn't get as much hate is because it closely followed/resembled RE4, which was awesome. And did change the series. But, the solution is simple. We have to go back, and look at what made RE so great. We need to take these modernized gameplay elements, that we see in RE6, and combine them together with classic RE's traits. Not a lot of ammo. Suspense. Fear. Atmosphere. Exploration. Smart item management. You could literally take REmake, and apply RE6's gameplay elements. Or even just RE4's. Over-the-shoulder camera. And control. Above all else. The biggest negative, the biggest flaw of classic RE is the control. Not what you may be thinking. Not control as in; button layout... No, no. The way the game plays, and makes the player feel as if there is a ridiculous lack of control. The 180 turn (still used, still useful) Aiming 45 degrees up. 45 degrees down. Aiming forward. It was very, very stupid. And extremely frustrating and questionable. And i still can't quite figure out why on Earth they wanted to do that. Being in full control, and having freedom of control is something we needed from the start. And THEN, over time, the button prompt action sequences, the jumping. The context sensitive actions. All of those things could have been implemented into the series. But overhauling the series. Mutilating it. Turning it into something else. That's wrong... They need to combine the old, with the new. Corresponding to the latter, specifically in one way only. The control. Not to be confused with control(s). You can disagree all you like, but that was RE's inherit problem. Right from the beginning. Call me crazy, but RE4 marked the end of the scary factor, also due to the way the game played. I felt MUCH safer being able to aim freely. And to be honest, if THAT was the rationale of the developers, to use such a clunky control system, that's wrong. The over-the-shoulder camera, and being able to move freely (RE6 introduced that addition) does nothing but ADD to the atmosphere. Sure... it may make the game EASIER. Being able to aim straight for a zombie's face, instead of hoping for a headshot. But that perspective would do REmake - and RE as a whole, wonders... I played the Chris and Jake campaigns. And after experiencing the tiring gameplay of the two, i couldn't stand it. It literally felt like a third person shooter, just with the Resident Evil name. Now LEON'S campaign, on the other hand. HANDS DOWN, should have been the entire experience. The entire game. Slower, more methodical gameplay. Exploring environments that used to be alive. It just had a pure zombie situation feel to it. And it was absolutely ADDICTING! But the Chris and Jake campaigns are pure GARBAGE. And just for the hell of it. I'll throw in what works. Button mapping is excellent. Separating pickup buttons, and main context sensitive/action button is great. The game feels very nice, and streamlined in terms of control. Worst game out of the main releases by far.
It didn't have nearly as much backlash as RE6, from critics or consumers. I was referring to the cannon fodder common enemies. I don't remember a damn thing from Survivor though, so I'll give ya that. Again, I'm talking about the widespread terrible ratings. Check the review roundups. Metacritic. Bottom line is, RE6 is seeing a LOT more negative publicity than RE5, from much bigger sources too. Amber's answer about people just being sick of it by now makes sense though. I appreciate the poor reception of the game just because of the message it sends, not necessarily because I think the game is awful.
That pretty much says it, lol. Luckily I'll be playing RE6 soon so I'll have an opinion on it beyond what I already think.
Yeah, I finally wandered into the gaming section of a store for the first time in a while this evening and it struck me all of a sudden that Resident Evil 6 would be out. And I got kind of excited. No idea if I was going to get it or not. Just excited. Then I got to the game. Stopped and stared at it. Thought about it. And moved on. I've been waiting for another Resident Evil Online Cooperative Playing Experiencing since Resident Evil 5 and this is what it has come to. Ada is in this. That should be a done deal right there.
Ugh... it's not a question of whether or not it "works". It about the things that are lacking in both games. And how we can combine both. Keeping the superior perspective and control, while staying true to Resident Evil's horror roots, and keeping the game scary.
Fixed camera is the superior perspective. It also happens to stay true to the horror roots, and keeps the game "scary". There's not much need to make it so you can aim straight for a headshot, unless they made the ammo even more scarce. Still, the only time I could see that really working is a matrix-style virtual reality version of RE. That would change a lot more than just "camera" perspective and aiming though, obviously. As far as a video game that you watch on a screen and interact with via controller, the classic style is the best for Resident Evil. The market has become so flooded with cheap first- and third-person shooter games that people's views of what a good game can be are ridiculously skewed.
Silent Hill fans hate Konami for abandoning the core aspects of what SH is, and they aren't necessarily wrong in that sentiment. Afterall, the new Konami exects and the deveolpers don't know WTF they are doing and WTF SH is all about. RE, for the most part, has kept core aspects of what makes RE -- bio-organic weaponry and the terrible things it does. RE fans hate Capcom anyway because RE isn't survival horror anymore. Face it: classic survival horror is dead. I've come to terms with it, why can't anyone else?
Yes... sure. For what it was... it was good. It was good for Resident Evil back then. But it was so limiting, and flawed. Just imagine walking the halls of the mansion. With an over-the-shoulder perspective. Aiming, walking down a corridor. You'd really be able to appreciate the environment more. And plus combat would be exponentially far superior to the classic style.
Just imagine how specific camera angles can set the mood of a frame. Compare it to cinematography. How you film a scene directly impacts the experience of the viewer; use of camera angles, movement, and positioning can create feelings of tension and unease, and this is amplified with the interactivity of a video game. Wide establishing shots can give you a sense of scale and depth of a location, allowing you to see more of and greater experience the environment. Not being tied to one over-the-shoulder perspective allows for creativeness and the staging of artistic framing. It can draw emphasis to certain points, or direct your attention away from certain points. There's simply a lot more flexibility and creative potential when a camera isn't stuck (or should I say, fixed?) behind your back. It works both ways.
Silent Hill at least is experimenting within its own genre; it may not always be 100% successful but I give them props for trying. RE just turned into a messy and bland shooter; unless you are a relative virgin to action games I can't really see anyone being excited about that.
lol, sometimes I think people complain on here just to agree with everyone else. It's almost like some of you hunt for things to complain about. Out of all the boards I visit and all of the different games I play, this board easily complains more about the games than any other board. As for OP, you lost all creditibilty when you used a professional wrestling line... Not a cool story and you're not cool either...
I sincerely disagree. Resident Evil has only kept minimal aspects of its core mechanics in modern day RE games. There is virtually nothing left in RE that made it such a successful series in the first place. If it wasn't broke in the first place, why go on to tamper with it and alienate it from not only the survival horror fans, but from its own identity as well? Resident Evil had its own identity. RE had great gameplay. RE had a great story and plot. RE had survival horror. These were all of its own key factors that made up a standalone, compelling adventure. Now that doesn't mean that RE didn't need to evolve, because it did. Personally, I'd still be enjoying RE7 on the PS1, but looking at it from a business standpoint, I know better that RE needed to advance. But To me, that doesn't justify its complete overhaul that it received into a total action shooter. There are already plenty of action titles out there to enjoy. Why should RE have merged with that genre? It's a crime. To say that RE still has its core aspects of what makes RE being bio-organic weaponry and its effects, the same thing can be said about many other 'horror' titles. Just about every horror game contains a virus or infection to that degree in which monstrosity and chaos is the outcome. Any game can mimic this type of formula, but the reason RE did it so well was because it delivered the horror in its own way, thus making its own identity, thus making it a standalone series that no action shooter could ever portray. Moving on and accepting RE's current state would be like accepting Batman getting a sex change. It would never be the same. It's one thing to come out with a Batgirl, because we can still enjoy the original Batman, but for him to get a sex change would be hard to accept. MMk?
So, by not grasping desperately to the hope that RE may never return to survival horror, I'm also accepting Batman's sex change? So, basically I can't move on as an individual with my own opinions and accept RE for what it is and what it will never be, because I would also automatically be accepting the fact that Batman is now a woman? Can't I just enjoy the new RE games and STILL want Batman to stay a man? Is that even possible? Why am I even asking this; I'm my own person for crying out loud. I can still enjoy the new RE's while appreciating the old ones.
Oh my god, this. If they wanted to make an action-based RE game they could have very easily done so without screwing the series. They could have done an entire offshoot series with different characters and locations, like they did with Outbreak or that Operation Raccoon City garbage. Then Capcom could have gotten loads of money from all the action fans, without having to destroy the awesome survival horror series. There's no reason they had to shit on something beautiful.
I'm a little confused by that post. All I was saying is what SolidSnake just posted about developing offshoot RE games that feature action and over the top gun play, while continuing to produce the original RE main games and only evolving the core formula, not completely changing its identity in order to cater to a completely different fan base. You have every right to accept RE's change of direction and move on, as I have every right to not accept it. I can't find it in my bone to accept something that it never was when I'm familiar with what made it so great originally. To say that some RE fans are 'stuck in the past' just isn't fair (not that you implied that). You can still be stuck in the past but still enjoy and appreciate what has come to be, but it's different when the current product is way off base. I think that it's safe to say that all fans miss their good ole days, not just in RE but every game that they've come to love. Sequels will never bring the satisfaction and nostalgia that we've experienced in earlier times, but for something to gain a complete overhaul and bury the core elements 6 feet under in the name of the all mighty dollar, I would argue that the change is for the worse. Again, my opinion.
Good point. It's just that you making a comparison of the state of the series with Batman's gender change broke my mind alittle.
Naw, man. I just gotta accept the fact that Bruce Waye wants boobs. Nothing I could do about it, unless I agree to NEVER accept the state that the RE series is currently in.
But it really is unacceptable though... Especially after having just replayed Zero and REmake for the first time in many years and remembering how awesome it used to be, it's really obvious that the series took a huge dive into a deep septic tank.
I guess it was really just the nice old feeling of exploring again that got me. And while not necessarily good, the partner system and being able to put items on the ground was quite interesting, whether or not I want to see either return. It's also super cool to be able to visit a couple areas from RE2 and get to see how all of these Umbrella complexes are connected.
REmake is still one of the best. RE0, eh, I 'sorta' like, i guess. RE2 still holds a special place in my heart because it was my first.


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Ashby is not a champion of free speech in Australia. He publicly made false allegations with the intent of destroying Slipper's career. Seems like a straightforward case of defamation. I'm ok with having a law to protect against this sort of thing.
Back on topic - the internet trolling stuff is ridiculous! Farah needs to harden the fuck up. I can't believe a footballer would be such a princess. I doubt there will be any anti-troll laws either. It's just talk to try and get political advantage at this point (doubtful whether the NSW or federal governments are succeeding).


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